New York City ComiCon

Tomorrow I'm off to New York for ComiCon!

Wheeeeeee! Geek lovers dream. I hope to see lots of cosplay and zombies.

















Or maybe both.
























Oh my. Hello, Cloud.




Oh, and you can also meet me there on Saturday, October 15th, at Harlequin's booth #2021 from 2-4. I'll be signing books, and anyone who comes in costume can be entered to win a cool Iron Fey swag pack.

Plus I will probably take your picture.

(And if someone comes as my favorite video game character or comic book hero, I will give them a prize. No, I'm not saying who they are.)

Hope to see you there. In costume. :D

The Sims: Birthdays and Promotions

It seems I need a couple of posts a week to keep up with the lives of my Sims. Or maybe just a lot has happened. Anyway...


Ethan's birthday came around this week. He turned from a teenager to a young adult. There was a party, and several friends attended.
















This is right after he became a young adult. I know, he looks pretty much the same, but the changes are subtle. Afterwards, there was cake.



























Ash has had a busy week. Because of his high skill levels, he advanced rapidly through the ranks of law enforcement. From a patrol officer in a cute uniform...
















...to a Special Agent in a matter of days.

















He also has his own patrol car, which he drives Meghan around in. Here they are on a date.

















And he finally saved up enough Simoleans to buy a house. This is the new Winter estate. Its kind of small and sparse now, but there's lots of room to grow.





















The very first night in his new house, a burgler snuck in and tried to rob the place. Ash woke up and handily kicked the burgler's butt. It happened so fast I barely had time to take a picture. But here they are right after the fight.



















And that's all for now. I think the next post will be the long awaited wedding, so stay tuned as I continue to indulge in my geekdom. :D

Julie

Sims Saturday: The Puck Post

Today in the life of the Sims...




This is Robin Goodfellow.

















He lives in this charming fairytail cottage out in the wilderness. This isn't really his house, though. It belongs to Lea Summer.
















This is Lea Summer. Lea is a Heartbreaker Sim. Here she is trying to convince a married man to break up with his wife.
















Oops.
















Robin isn't traditionally employed, unlike Ash, who joined the law enforcement career earlier in the week. He does, however, raise and sell fruits and vegetables to the local supermarket, and has a super Green Thumb.

















Ash lives here too, at least for now. Currently, he's trying to save up enough to build a house so he and Meghan can get married. He and Robin get along well.

For the most part.


































Robin is currently pursuing a romantic relationship with a girl named Jade Greenwood. He's not entirely sure where its going, however. For now, he wants to keep his options open.
































One more shot of Robin Goodfellow. Yes, he IS ripped, isn't he? xD Until next week...

Iron King Sims3: The beginning

Alrighty, then...

As many of you know, I am a gamer. What many of you did not know, until recently, is that I'm a huge Sims fan. And, in Sims3, I've recreated the characters from The Iron King to play in an alternate reality. Meghan, Ash, Puck, the whole gang. (No Grimalkin, sadly. EA really needs to do a Sims3 Pets expansion pack.) Soooo, once word of this got out, it was suggested I do weekly posts to show how everyone in my Sim town is doing.

Okaaaaaaaaaaay. Sure, why not? I wear my geekdom proudly, after all. This meme will follow the lives of my Sims until I get bored with them, or my computer crashes. Or everyone gets sick and tired of seeing my Sims prance around and threatens me with dismemberment if I don't stop.

Anyway, the story thus far.




Meet Meghan Chase:


















She lives out in the swamps in an old green farmhouse.


















With her mother and stepfather...
































And little brother. (Yes, Ethan is a teenager now; I've been playing for awhile.)


















On this particular day, Meghan goes to the old bridge to meet a mysterious stranger.
















All right, he's not really a stranger. Remember that I've been playing this for awhile. Meg and Ash have been sweethearts since high school, and just yesterday, Ash finally proposed. So now, they try to steal all the moments they can.

Surprise!
















Awh. And, I'll leave it there for now. Come back next week to see how Meg and the gang progress from here.














I'm such a dork.


ETA: For those asking about Puck; yes, he's there too. Next post will include Puck, fear not. Also, keep in mind that this is an alternate reality that does not reflect the Iron King series. Don't let the events in the Sims color your expectations of the novel.